H.S. roundup: NFA claims two fencing team titles

The Eastern Connecticut Conference held its annual fencing championship at Griswold High School on Saturday.

The Bulletin

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Posted Feb. 24, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Feb 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM

Posted Feb. 24, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Feb 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM

JEWETT CITY— The Eastern Connecticut Conference held its annual fencing championship at Griswold High School on Saturday.

Norwich Free Academy won both the boys foil and epee competitions, while Ledyard took the girls foil. East Lyme was the team champion in the girls epee event.

Ledyard’s David Allen was first in the boys individual finishes for foil followed by NFA’s Kyle Young. Denis Vritov, of East Lyme, was the boys epee individual winner, followed by Tony Castagnaro, of Fitch.

On the girls’ side, Pam Smith, of East Lyme, placed first and Caitlin Wagner, of St. Bernard, was second in the epee. Chesca Bonnevie, of Fitch, and Erin Lucas, of East Lyme, went 1-2 in the foil competition.

Eighty-eight varsity fencers took part in the competition.

GIRLS HOOPS

SENE Championship

(1) Marianapolis 52

(2) Lincoln School 44

THOMPSON — Julia Ford led all players with 21 points and Sydney Latour contributed 14 to help the top-seeded Golden Knights capture the SENE championship.

Elizabeth Sisko added 12 points for Marianapolis (19-8).

Pomfret 68

Westminster 32

SIMSBURY — The Griffins held a 34-12 halftime lead and cruised from there for the win.

Morgan Olander led three players in double figures with 17 points for Pomfret (18-4), and teammates Alyzae Davis (15 points) and Juliette Lawless (13) also contributed to the victory.

BOYS HOOPS

Putnam Science 78

O.S.N.A. 74

PUTNAM — Dayshon Smith posted 19 points, including the 1,000th of his career, and the Mustangs defeated Our Savior New American to win the Third Annual Northeast Prep Tournament championship at Putnam Science Academy.

Putnam Science (22-8) won 11 games in a row to close out the season.

Jemal Mosely also had 19 points for the Mustangs, along with five assists and four rebounds.

MONTVILLE — There was potential for an upset in the ECC quarterfinals, then the fourth quarter came around and top-seeded the Colonels showed their strength, outscoring the Lancers by 10 to advance to the semifinals.

The Lancers were within striking distance after three quarters, trailing, 47-39.

“We started to play defense in the fourth quarter,” Ledyard coach Dave Cornish said. “We made an adjustment at halftime, told the guys we needed to buckle down on defense in the fourth quarter, eight minutes to go.”

Darnay Gray (10 points) stole the ball with less than 2 1/2 minutes on the clock and ran the length of the floor to convert on a lay-up while being fouled.